Julian Alvarez has put on an Atletico Madrid jersey.

 

Atletico officially announced the signing of Alvarez on their website on Wednesday, saying, "The club has reached an agreement with Manchester City for the signing of Alvarez. The contract will be for a period of six years," Atletico officially announced the signing of Alvarez.

 

Alvarez will join Manchester City for the 2022-23 season. He was touted as the heir apparent to Sergio Aguero, but he was never able to escape the shadow of his "signing motivation", Elling Holland, who arrived the same year. The results were good. He was a semi-finalist in 2022-23, leading the team to a treble, and at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, where he was the perfect complement to Lionel Messi, winning the World Cup.

 

In 2023-24, he became a key player. Pep Guardiola sought to pair Alvarez and Holland together, and it worked. A consistent performer, he led City"s attack with 19 goals and 13 assists in 54 games, including cup competitions.

However, he was linked with a move away ahead of the new season. Alvarez was unhappy with his position on the bench in every important game and considered a move. At the same time, several clubs were interested in him, including Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) and Atletico.

 

Alvarez wanted to move to Atletico. "Alvarez wants to play for Atletico," said Juan Cortese of Argentine outlet TyC Sports. He hopes that Manchester City will allow him to go to Diego Simeone"s side."

Of course, City had no intention of selling Alvarez. They declared Alvarez "not for sale" at the beginning of the transfer window, shutting out Atletico and other clubs.

Pep Guardiola also wanted Alvarez to stay: "Atletico? I have nothing to say about that. He is our player. He will be back soon. I will hug him and congratulate him. We will be together. He"s our player. I believe in him," he said, expressing his trust.

However, Atletico continued to negotiate with City and eventually succeeded in reaching an agreement. European soccer transfer market expert Fabrizio Romano outlookindiacom said on July 7: "Alvarez will move to Atletico. Atletico will pay €95 million, including options," said Fabrizio Romano, an expert in the European football market. The signature phrase "Here We Go" was not forgotten as the transfer was finalized.

The negotiations went smoothly. "Alvarez will arrive in Madrid on Monday and will undergo a medical. He will sign the contract on Monday," Romano said on Nov. 11.

 

The transfer was finalized. "Alvarez has signed a contract with Atletico," Romano said on Dec. 12. The medical is complete." And with that, Alvarez will continue his second career at Atletico.